1910
Born September 9, 1910
Faber, VA, USA
Bud Thomas Notable
b. September 9, 1910 · Washington Senators 1932–1933, 1939, Philadelphia Athletics 1937–1939, Detroit Tigers 1939–1941
Bud Thomas played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1932 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1941.
He went 25 and 34 with a 4.96 earned run average, pitching 526 innings in 143 games. He struck out 135 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 143 games he batted .120, with 18 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 3 doubles.
He was born in Faber, VA, USA on September 9, 1910, and died on May 20, 2001. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | WSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | WSH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1937 | PHA | 35 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .128 |
| 1938 | PHA | 42 | 69 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0 | .130 |
| 1939 | DET/PHA/WSH | 33 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .071 |
| 1940 | DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | DET | 26 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .105 |
| Career | — | 143 | 150 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 0 | .120 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1933 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15.75 |
| 1937 | PHA | 8 | 15 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 169.2 | 208 | 94 | 52 | 54 | 4.99 |
| 1938 | PHA | 9 | 14 | 42 | 29 | 0 | 212.1 | 259 | 116 | 62 | 48 | 4.92 |
| 1939 | DET/PHA/WSH | 7 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 60.1 | 64 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 5.22 |
| 1940 | DET | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1941 | DET | 1 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 72.2 | 74 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 4.21 |
| Career | — | 25 | 34 | 143 | 58 | 3 | 526.0 | 625 | 290 | 166 | 135 | 4.96 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Died May 20, 2001
1932
Major-league debut: Bud Thomas
Bud Thomas made a major-league debut on September 13, 1932.
1941
Final major-league game: Bud Thomas
Bud Thomas played a final major-league game on September 27, 1941.
Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain